Allison Boyd Sims, MHS PA| Critical Care Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthrocentesis
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Fungal Infections
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hypoxia
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Lung Mass
- Muscle Disorders
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Sarcoid
- Respiratory Failure
- Shortness Of Breath
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Tuberculosis
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Cryoablation Of Liver Tumors
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gene Therapy For Bladder Cancer
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Intraosseous Line Placement
- Laser Labiaplasty
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mycobacterial Infection Treatment
- Parotid Biopsy
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Tracheostomy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare FFS
- POS OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TRICARE East Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Blue Choice Advantage
- OA Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-PPO
- Network OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Graduate: George Washington University (2020)